Patterns of corporate influence in the host country: A study of ABB in Canada

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 469-485

  Bélanger, Jacques ^a   Giles, Anthony ^a   Grenier, Jean Noël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foreign subsidiaries; Globalization; Multinationals; Organizational structure

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0344718992     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519022000031861     Document Type: Article

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